Firmware Engineer in Portsmouth, Hampshire

We are looking for an experienced firmware engineer with experience of working withXilinx products. You will work within a team to generate, test and integrate code to support innovative solutions for software-defined modem technologies.

Key skills we are looking for -

• Understanding of DSP
• VHDL Encoding to a high standard in a Linux environment
• Xilinx Vivado experience, particularly use of block diagrams and non-project mode
• tcl scripts for configuring and connecting IP and building projects in the Vivado environment
• Verilog / SystemVerilog
• Git for version control
• Atlassian toolset (e.g. Jira, Confluence, BitBucket)
• Agile or Scrum working environment

Beneficial Skills -

• Familiarity with Zynq Ultrascale RFSoCs e.g. use of AXI busses, associated IP
• Makefile, Linux shell, Jenkins Control scripts
• System and software modelling tools such as Enterprise Architect (SysML / UML)
• Python for test purposes
• SDR (Software Defined Radio)

Ideally you will have -

• HND or Bachelor of Engineering and typically 5+ years of professional experience
• Experience of using high level modelling languages (e.g. SysML, UML)
• Experience in using Sparx Enterprise Architect.
• Familiarity of using agile methodologies in delivery is desireable
• Ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team
• A background knowledge/interest of satellite communication systems/industry or Modem technology